Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: BTU, HES, BAC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Peabody Energy Corp (Symbol: BTU), where a total volume of 11,154 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.2% of BTU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 1,759 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 175,900 underlying shares of BTU. Below is a chart showing BTU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

Hess Corp (Symbol: HES) options are showing a volume of 8,154 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 815,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.9% of HES's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 4,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 400,100 underlying shares of HES. Below is a chart showing HES's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

And Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC) saw options trading volume of 146,364 contracts, representing approximately 14.6 million underlying shares or approximately 48.7% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 30.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $44 strike put option expiring January 10, 2025, with 35,366 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $44 strike highlighted in orange:

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